Idun
About Idun
Idun is a modern Swedish transcription of Iðunn, the Norse goddess of apples, fertility, and youth. She was responsible for guarding and keeping the apples from which the gods ate to renew their youth.
The exact meaning of the name is debated, though possibilities include "ever young", "love again", and "the rejuvenating one", drawn from the Norse element Ið meaning "repeat, again".
A recent year saw Idun rank in the Top 100 in Sweden while its alternative form Iðunn is familiar in Iceland. Idony and Idonea are English variants, while Iduna appears in Disney's Frozen.
Pronounced EE-doon.
As of October 2026, Idun ranked #16229 in US births in 2022 SSA.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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also known as Idun, Norse goddess of youth